Early life nutrition

A lifetime of health benefits

Parents know that good maternal and early life nutrition helps their little ones become healthy, thriving adults. At FrieslandCampina Ingredients, we provide infant and young child formula ingredient solutions that can support a wide spectrum of health benefits.

The gut: a cornerstone of infant health

The gut plays an important role in infant health and wellbeing. Early life gut development and maturation, including microbiota development

Zhuang, L., Chen, H., Zhang, S., Zhuang, J., Li, Q., & Feng, Z. (2019). Intestinal Microbiota in Early
Life and Its Implications on Childhood Health. Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics, 17(1), 13–25.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gpb.2018.10.002



, is needed for the proper digestion and absorption of nutrients

Hamosh M. Digestion in the Newborn. Clin Perinatol. 1996;23(2):191-209. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0095-5108(18)30238-0



, development of the immune system

Martin, R., Nauta, A. J., Ben Amor, K., Knippels, L. M. J., Knol, J., & Garssen, J. (2010). Early life: Gut microbiota and immune development in infancy. Beneficial Microbes. https://doi.org/10.3920/BM2010.0027



and to ensure a first line of defence against threats from the external environment

Martin, R., Nauta, A. J., Ben Amor, K., Knippels, L. M. J., Knol, J., & Garssen, J. (2010). Early life: Gut microbiota and immune development in infancy. Beneficial Microbes. https://doi.org/10.3920/BM2010.0027



. The gut influences many different aspects of health in early life and is driven by its colonisation by beneficial micro-organisms, i.e. the establishment of the infant’s gut microbiota

Zhuang, L., Chen, H., Zhang, S., Zhuang, J., Li, Q., & Feng, Z. (2019). Intestinal Microbiota in Early
Life and Its Implications on Childhood Health. Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics, 17(1), 13–25.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gpb.2018.10.002



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For 75 years, FrieslandCampina Ingredients has been committed to exploring, understanding and substantiating health benefits, and bringing to customers a diverse portfolio of quality ingredients that are backed by robust science, respond to the preferences of parents and healthcare practitioners and help babies grow up healthy.

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